Lachlan Morton of Australia puts on the leader’s jersey after the second stage of the USA Pro Challenge cycling race, in Breckenridge on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. Morton finished in second place on the stage. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)

BRECKENRIDGE — Team Garmin-Sharp CEO Jonathan Vaughters will forgive Lachlan Morton for losing the lead on the final climb of Tuesday’s Stage 2 of the USA Pro Challenge. The kid is only 21 and wound up with the yellow leader’s jersey.

Stage winner Mathias Frank passed Morton on Borias Pass and won the stage by three seconds over Morton.

“It was top notch,” Vaughters said. “He lost out a little on experience at the top of that climb but he’s 21 years old. Of course, he’s not the most experienced rider in the race. He was maybe a little aggressive earlier than he should’ve been. But again, that’s the enthusiasm of youth.

“Listen, he got the yellow jersey so he didn’t do anything that wrong.”